29/05/2020

A Message for Our Employees

We trust that yourself and your families are all continuing to keep safe and are staying alert during these difficult and strange times.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced in the daily update meeting on Monday, 25 May 2020 how lockdown measures will continue to be eased as we progress with controlling the virus. Local lockdown measures and the test and trace scheme are two ways to help gain control of the virus.

Phase 2 of the easing of the measures will allow some businesses to open from Monday 1 June 2020, provided they can do so safely. Phase 3 is scheduled to be implemented from Monday, 15 June 2020 and is based around non-essential retail businesses, contingent on progress in the fight against coronavirus, these businesses will need to be “COVID secure”.

This statement strengthens the soft-start procedure put in place by IAE on Monday, 20 April 2020. IAE continues to make sure the working environment is COVID secure. Social distancing measures, one-way systems, changes to working hours, and increased cleaning regimes are some of the measures in our SOP’s (site operating procedures), this ensures we are keeping IAE safe.

Demand for IAE products continues to be reviewed, this is difficult to measure at present due to customers operating with reduced business operations. We are monitoring the company KPI’s (key performance indicators) and we will make necessary changes to the business if required, to continue to protect the longevity of the company.

We continue to expand on this soft start, and additional employees we require to be on-site to help support this ongoing procedure have been contacted. If you are not required to help at this time, then your patience as always is appreciated, and we ask that you continue to stay at home. In the meantime, we are making sure all our lines of communication are kept open to you all, website (https://iae.co.uk/coronavirus/) and social media platforms (@iae1969).

You can also email us at [email protected] with any questions or concerns you may have.

Stay alert, control the virus, save lives, and please continue to adhere to the government guidelines, we look forward to seeing you soon.

22/05/2020

A Message for Our Employees

We trust that yourself and your families are all continuing to keep safe and are staying alert during these ongoing difficult times.

As we have stated in previous updates our soft start procedure sanctioned by the board of directors on Monday, 20 April 2020 is working, and we will only continue to build on this and monitor the SOP’s (site operating procedures) that we have put in place to make sure IAE is COVID secure.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak warned earlier this week of a “severe recession the likes of which we haven’t seen before”. This statement reiterates what we have said previously, we will continue to review the demand for IAE products, and we will make necessary changes to the business if required to protect the longevity of the company.

Covid-19 has disrupted everybody’s holiday plans this year. We are looking into ways of managing holiday accrual in 2020, this may include rolling holidays over into an additional calendar year or fixing holidays in the present calendar year. We will update all employees of any changes we make in the forthcoming weeks.

We continue to expand on this soft start, and additional employees we require to be on site to help support this ongoing procedure have been contacted. If you are not required to help at this time, then your patience as always is appreciated, and we ask that you continue to stay at home.

In the meantime, we are making sure all our lines of communication are kept open to you all. You can also email us at [email protected] with any questions or concerns you may have.

Stay alert, control the virus, save lives, and please continue to adhere to the government guidelines, we look forward to seeing you soon.

15/05/2020

A Message for Our Employees

We trust that yourself and your families are all continuing to keep safe and are staying alert during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced changes to the UK lockdown on Sunday, 10 May 2020 and the government also released a 50-page roadmap document plan to lift the UK out of lockdown on Monday, 11 May 2020. This document includes details regarding how to make sure workplaces are COVID secure and are adhering to the 2 metres social distancing rules. As we have stated in previous updates our soft start procedure sanctioned by the board of directors on Monday, 20 April 2020 is working, and we will only continue to build on this and monitor the SOP’s (site operating procedures) that we have put in place.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced on Tuesday, 12 May 2020 the furlough scheme will be extended until the end of October 2020. We will continue to use this scheme where applicable to secure the future of IAE and to try to preserve employment for IAE employees.

We mentioned in last week’s employee update that we will continue to review the demand for IAE products throughout the coming months and make any necessary changes to the business that may be required. Employees may need to accept that necessary changes could also be required to allow the business to continue to function with maximum COVID secure procedures in place.

We continue to expand on this soft start, and additional employees we require to be on-site to help support this ongoing procedure have been contacted. If you are not required to help at this time, then your patience as always is appreciated during this difficult time, and we ask that you continue to stay at home. In the meantime, we are making sure all of our lines of communication are kept open to you all. You can also email us at [email protected] with any questions or concerns you may have.

Stay alert, save lives, and please continue to adhere to the government guidelines, we look forward to seeing you soon.

10/05/2020

A Message for Our Employees

Further to the Prime Minister’s speech this evening, this does not change anything for IAE at this stage and we will continue with our soft start procedure.

We continue to expand on this soft start, and additional employees we require to be on-site to help support this ongoing procedure have already been contacted. If you are not required to help at this time, then your patience as always is appreciated during this difficult time, and we ask that you continue to stay at home.

You can continue to email us at [email protected] with any questions or concerns you may have.

07/05/2020

A Message for Our Employees

We are now into week seven of the Covid-19 lockdown and we trust that yourself and your families are all continuing to keep safe during the pandemic.

These uncertain times continue to be challenging for us all, it is pleasing to see that the measures the government put in place seven weeks ago are working, and these measures will help get UK lives back to some normality soon.

The soft-start procedure sanctioned by the board of directors on Monday, 20th April 2020 is allowing us to work towards getting employees back to work at IAE in a safe and controlled manner. We await the forthcoming government announcement regarding relaxing of the current lockdown restrictions in the workplace, any relaxation measures are likely to be slow and gradual and we will continue to work within any control measures that are put in place.

The board of directors has taken the decision to extend the initial furlough period that we confirmed on the 24th March 2020 from approximately 8 weeks to 14 weeks. This is in line with the government furlough scheme extension that was announced on the 17th April 2020.

As mentioned in last week’s employee update letter, we will continue to review the demand for the IAE products throughout the coming months and make any necessary changes to the business that may be required.

We continue to expand on this soft start, and additional employees we require to be on-site to help support this ongoing procedure have been contacted. If you are not required to help at this time, then your patience as always is appreciated during this difficult time, and we ask that you continue to stay at home.

In the meantime, we are making sure all of our lines of communication are kept open to you all. You can also email us at [email protected] with any questions or concerns you may have.

Stay at home and stay safe, we look forward to seeing you soon.

01/05/2020

A Message for Our Employees

We are now into week six of the COVID-19 lockdown and we trust that yourself and your families are all continuing to keep safe during the pandemic.

These uncertain times continue to be challenging for us all. We at IAE take the government guidelines very seriously and we have taken the necessary steps with our SOP’s (Site Operating Procedures) to make sure the wellbeing and safety of our employees, customers and suppliers entering our site continues to be deployed daily. We have a large site footprint, but we do not underestimate social distancing and review all areas daily to make sure IAE is safe for all.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak explained in a recent press briefing that the UK economy is going to take a significant hit and the best way out of this is to grow the economy. IAE will do its utmost to make sure we do everything possible to achieve this goal. The soft-start procedure sanctioned by the board of directors on Monday, 20th April 2020 will allow us to work towards this. Despite this, all our market sectors are facing different and difficult challenges. We will continue to review the demand for the IAE products throughout the coming months, which will enable us to make any necessary changes to the business that may be required.

As mentioned in previous updates we will only continue to expand on this soft start, and additional employees we require to be on-site to help support this ongoing procedure have been contacted. If you are not required to help with this time, then your patience as always is appreciated during this difficult time, and we ask that you continue to stay at home.

In the meantime, we are making sure all of our lines of communication are kept open to you all. You can also email us at [email protected] with any questions or concerns you may have.

Stay at home and stay safe, we look forward to seeing you soon.

24/04/2020

A Message for Our Employees

We trust that yourself and your families are all continuing to keep safe and well during the present COVID-19 pandemic.

These are ongoing uncertain times for us all in this current situation. We at IAE are taking responsible measures to protect all employees. Social distancing is challenging and an area we expect to be different for us all to adjust and adhere to in our everyday lives for months to come. We will continue to work closely with our employees, customers, and suppliers to ensure the well-being and safety of all and make sure our SOP (Site Operating Procedure) is transparent.

As you are aware the board of directors sanctioned a soft start procedure from Monday, 20 April 2020. We are pleased to inform you all that this is going to plan. We will continue to expand this soft start and additional employees we require to be on-site to help support this ongoing procedure have been contacted. If you are not required to help with the ongoing soft-start procedure at this time, then your patience is appreciated during this difficult time, and we ask that you continue to stop at home.

In the meantime, we are making sure all of our lines of communication are kept open to you all. You can also email us at [email protected] with any questions or concerns you may have.

Stay at home and stay safe, we look forward to seeing you soon.

14/04/2020

A Message for Our Employees

We trust that you are all keeping safe & well.

During these ongoing uncertain times with the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, we are continuing to take responsible measures to protect us all.

From Monday 20th April 2020 we intend to slowly open certain areas of the business. Social distancing is challenging and one of many areas of concern for us all at IAE. Areas of the business will only be opened once we are confident with the safety procedures implemented to ensure the safety and well-being of all our employees, suppliers and customers.

Employees who are required to help support this procedure will be informed of this in the coming days by either your direct manager or HR. If you are not required to help with the soft-start procedure, then your patience is appreciated during this difficult time and you must stay at home.

In the meantime, we are making sure our lines of communication are kept open to you all. You can email us at [email protected] with any questions you may have.

Stay at home and stay safe, we look forward to seeing you soon.

IAE Colouring Fun

To all parents, we have put together some IAE colouring templates, for your kids (and you) to enjoy at this challenging time. Give them a go and when you have finished your masterpiece share using #IAEColouringFun

26/03/2020

A Message for Our Employees

Although we are trying our best to keep you up to date with developments during these unprecedented times, we appreciate you may still have questions. If you do have any questions you can email [email protected] and we will try to answer them based on current government information and guidance. Please include in your email your full name and clock number so we can easily identify you.

Stay at Home. Stay Safe.

24/03/2020

Closure Notice

As a result of coronavirus (COVID-19), new government controls and to ensure the safety of our employees, customers and suppliers we will be closing all operations at IAE until further notice.

20/03/2020

As IAE responds to COVID-19, the health and wellbeing of our employees, customers and suppliers remains our highest priority. Inevitably, COVID-19 will have an effect on our normal business operations. We are doing all that we can to keep our operations running normally until we are advised otherwise.

To minimise the risk of infection as far as possible, we are following all advice and guidelines issued by the government, reviewing our own policies daily and keeping our staff informed. As a result, where applicable, we have asked some of our employees to work remotely which may result in a delay to the levels of service we offer.